History of the Jews in Oman
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Geographic location of Oman Map of Oman There was a Jewish presence in Oman for many centuries, however, the Jewish community of the country is no longer in existence.
Some of the earliest Jewish history in what is now Oman is associated with the Biblical/Quranic figure Job/Iyov/Ayyoub.
The Tomb of Job is located in Jabal Dohfar 45 miles from the port city of Salalah.
The Tomb of Job.
The subsequent, more documented Omani Jewish community was made famous by Ishaq bin Yahuda, a merchant who lived in the 9th century.
Bin Yahuda lived in Sohar, and sailed for China between the years of 882 and 912 after an argument with a Jewish colleague, where he made a great fortune.
He returned to Sohar and sailed for China again, but his ship was seized and bin Yahuda was murdered at the port of Sumatra.
Map of the route.
A historical journey to visit far-flung Jewish communities was undertaken by Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela from 1165 to 1173 that crossed and tracked some of the areas that are today in the geographic area of Oman.
His trek began as a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
He may have hoped to settle there, but there is controversy about the reasons for his travels.
It has been suggested he may have had a commercial motive as well as a religious one.
On the other hand, he may have intended to catalogue the Jewish communities on the route to the Holy Land so as to provide a guide to where hospitality may have been found for Jews travelling to the Holy Land.
He took the "long road" stopping frequently, meeting people, visiting places, describing occupations and giving a demographic count of Jews in every town a...
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